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Service bulletins for the 2012 Audi A3

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

882 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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2033630/22016-05-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2036169/32016-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2036169/22016-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2036169/12016-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2027306/42016-05-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2029197/32016-05-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2031722/12016-05-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-7-1015122016-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SA-19L22015-10-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. AUDI: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. ON SOME VEHICLES, OVERTIME A SMALL LEAK WILL DEVELOP IN THE COOLANT PUMP AND PUMP WILL NEED TO BE INSPECTED AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACED. MODEL 2010-13 A3. *PE
TSB-23-15-342015-10-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE ROUGH RUNNING, FAILING TO START, FUEL RAIL PRESSURE IS TOO LOW OR HIGH AND POSSIBLE METALLIC PARTICLES ARE IN HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MODEL Q7, A3. *PE SUPERSEDES (23-15-34 6/29/15) UPDATED 10/27/15. *PE
SB-01-15-292015-10-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL. ALL YEARS. *PE
TSB-23-15-322015-10-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL; ENGINE. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) BEING ON OR ROUGH RUNNING OR FAIL TO START DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAVING METALLIC PARTICLES. MODEL 2009-12 A3, Q7. *PE UPDATED 10/15/15. *PE
USA B2015-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. AUDI: SOME 2011-2012 AUDI VEHICLES WITH 2.0 TFSI ENGINES WILL HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTORS. 7/23/15 *TA
PRI-A2015-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. AUDI: ALL AUDI 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR WITH AN 2.0 TFSI ENGINE WILL BE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ALL FUEL INJECTORS. 7/23/15 *TA
TSB-48-15-642015-06-20. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES AN INCORRECT SOFTWARE INSTALLED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE STIFF AFTER ENGINE HAS STARTED. MODEL 2009-13 A3, TT. *PE
TT91-14-052015-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLKSWAGEN: 2011-2013 INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT OF THE TIPM SOFTWARE. THIS SOFTWARE CONTROLS THE TIPM OPERATION & FRONT EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF THE VEHICLE. *LJ
20366682014-07-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. IF NO ROOT CAUSE IS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO CHECK PARTICLES IN HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. 07/07/2014*LJ
TSB-01-14-632014-03-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE A ROUGH IDLE, DIFFERENT MISFIRE FAULTS OR REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING, THAT CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON. MODEL 2008-2015 A3, A4, ALLROAD, TT, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, Q5, A6. *PE
TSB-44-13-462014-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, USE CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH AND NOT TORQUE STICKS, TORQUE EXTENSION BARS AND IMPACT GUNS/WRENCHES NOT APPROVED FOR USAGE ON WHEEL BOLTS BY MANUFACTURER, THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL, HUB. MODEL 1995-2014 ALL. *PE
SB-483262013-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING WARRANTY EXTENSION ON CARBON BUILDUP REMOVAL, ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD SECONDARY AIR PORTS. MODELS 2009-2012. NO MODEL PROVIDED. *PE
TSB-37-13-092013-12-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). AUDI: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE CLUTCHES, AFTER HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER, COMPLETE GEARBOX REPLACEMENT OR MECHATRONICS, MUST ADAPT TO NEW COMPONENTS WITH GRADUAL MOVING OF CLUTCH LININGS IN MOST DIVERSE LOAD CONDITIONS. MODELS 2004-14, A3, TT, Q7, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, S4, S5, S6, S7, RS5. *PE
TSB-01-13-042013-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ROUGH RUNNING. EXCESS MOISTURE MAYBE FOUND IN THE INTAKE PIPE. IT IS ALSO PROBABLE THAT THE ENGINE MAY NOT START. *JS
SAC-20U32013-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME VEHICLES, WITH DIESEL ENGINE, ARE BEING MISFUELED WITH REGULAR GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL, CAUSING A FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. MODELS 2010-2012 A3. *PE UPDATED 8/27/13. *PE UPDATED 3/5/14. *PE UPDATED 10/13/15. *PE
37-13-072013-07-10. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES MAY LACK POWER OR WILL NOT MOVE AFTER STOP DUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. *JS
01-13-962013-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. AUDI: THE RAIL FUEL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH. FUEL MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY RUST OR METAL DEBRIS. *JS

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.